Means and method of packaging candy canes



April 22, 1930. B. o. WESTERFIELD MEANS AND METHOD OF PACKAGING CANDY CANES Filed April 16, 1928' l atented Apr. 122, a

V VOFOHIGAGOQILLINOIS, A oonroRATIoN or rumors fME Airs' Nn iyrn'rnon or PACKAGING CANDY GANES;

v Application filedxApril 1e, My ier litiqii i e td m' f Packn ndy,=a 'r pa t la y wmea for packaging candy, canes.

' In: Packaging a dy n idthe iike for canes are chippedamarredor disfigured in' the slightest degree,-saidrcanes arerendered practically unsalable in thehands of a dealshipment, considerablecare must be exercised in order; to avoichas .far aspofssible, the breakage'thereof in transit. if goods such as candy er. Because of Y the inherent brittlene'ss' of candy canes, it requiresionly the sli-ghtest im-' pact therewith to efi'ect the defacement thereof and hence in packaging :a plurality of candy canes within a container for the purpose of shipment or for stocking the. goods,

' saidcanes should be separated so astopreg I 7 vent thecontacting of one-with another,

Considerable .difli'culty resulting from the defacement andbreakage of candy canes has heretofore been experienced because of the packaging methods which have been emv i'ployed and one of the' primary objects of my invention is toproyide methods and means whereby; candy lzcanes may be packaged in such a manner-that the losses resulting from breakage and the likewill'be reduced to a =minimum. 1 {More specifically, itisan object of my inventionto provideimproved means for packa aging candy canes whereby simple method of packagingsaid candy-canes. may be prac ticed very, economically, said method consist- 7 ring innesting a pairof canes with-the tip for one positioned Zother, inserting'a' resilient or cushion-like fillyerst'ripgwhich serves-tolseparate said canes u H g p v 7 igure l is a plan viewof a container into vwhich-a pair of canes have been inserted, a

portion of the v container being broken away r .tomore clearly'disclose parts otherwise hidwithin, the crook offtheand then inserting said canes Within a con tainer, the resilient" filler member functioning. in this'instanceto'urge external portions of :the. canes against the sides of the container 7 --thereby maintaining the canessnugly fitted andseparated withinthecontainer.

' Another object of myinventi'on is to provide means to enable" the practice ofan extpeditious method of-expeditiously packaging like whereinthe canes d; relation; with the tip other, aone+piece;cushioning element is then diameter of the canes, the :otherwidth therelc ompanying drawing wherein: p

g Figure 1:-is a perspective viewdisclosing a .folded waxedstripor filler ofthe type which I employ in practicingmy improved method packaging candy canes.

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inserted around the: tips canesand within the crooks thereof and then thecanes are inserted within a a container, one width of which is substantially equivalent to the bi; being such that when the canes are inserted they will be held close enough together to ie-1 tain the cushion like filler member under com 7 pressive strain; i 7

A still further objector my invention to whereina unitary strip ofwaX coated mateor 30" provide means for packaging candy, canes rialis folded longitudinally andinserted be? tween nested canes, one portion of the" folded strip passing' aroundthe tip} of one cane and v, 6 the other portion passlngaround-thetip of f V the other cane,' the wax coating upon the strip serving to lend resiliency and to, pre-r vent adhesion of the canes" with the strip o a said canes are snugly fitted within ,a conta ner; ii a These and other obj ects will be more apparent from the following detaileddescription when consideredin connection with the ac jrspectiye view ofa pair of disclosing the positions occupied Figure 2 sap candy canes igure3 is aperspective view or alpair-Jof' having the resilient filler member closed in position;to receiye said canes.

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"- versely'of thecontainer along the line 55 i Referring nowto the drawing wherein like -numerals'have been employed to designate similar parts throughout the various figures, it is to beunderstood that in practicing my improved method ofpackaging candy canes I v employ a unitary filler strip 2 which is folded longitudinally, as clearly shown in Figure l. I prefer to use strip material which has been impregnated or coated with wax or other suitable material, one purpose of this coating or impregnation being to render the strip more This may be readily accomplished by first bending opposite extremities of the strip 2'jwill' similarly present a' cushionslike effect as shownby the dotted lines inFigure 1 and after the strip has been formed in this manner itmay very easily be inserted'or lower-ed between the canes with opposite extremities of the filler strip or cushioning element passing around the ends and within the crooks of both canes and the central portion of the strip extending between the staffs of'the canes. In this connection it will be observed that by having the filler strip impregnated or coated with Wax,the possibility of adhesion between the'candy canes and the strip is avoided. With the canes arranged in the nested relation disclosed in Figure .3, they are in proper position for insertion within a suitable container or package 10. r

' One width of this container 10 is substantially equal to the diameter of thecanes as shown in Figure 5. As the assembled canes are inserted within the container 10 the'walls 12of the container are adapted to hold the canes close enough together to keep the filler member or strip 2 under compressive strain.

,Thus the resiliency or cushioning characteristic ofthe strip 2 functionsto maintain portions of the canes in contact with the inner surface of the container walls '12, thereby avoiding any lost motion laterally of the container. The length of the container lS'SllCh that the ends thereof will snugly cap the crooks 8 of the canes as clearly shown in Fig.

ure 4. It will therefore be apparent that the perienced by the canes during the shipping or handling of the container-10. Figure 5 shows how the sides of the filler strip 2 laterally engage the surfaces of the canes and function as cushion-like spreaders.

From the foregoing it will be understood that my invention enables the practice of a" very simple and effective method of packaging candy canes and also provides a cane retaining means which reduces to a minimum the breakage or defacement of the canes. The resilient or cushion-like material which I employ is very inexpensive and the ease with which said unitary strip may be inserted between a pair of nested canes serves to greatly accelerate the speed with which candy canes may be packed. As 'hereinbefore suggested, the inherent brittleness of candy canes renders the same i p the particulartype-offiller strip described,

but contemplates the useiof many other modifications which. possess similar qualities of resiliency and economy of; construction which when insertedbetween a pair of candy canes arranged in nested relation. It will also be apparent fromthe foregoing description that the flexible strip which I employ not only exerts alateral spreading force with respect to the nested canes within the container, but also causessaid canes to be spread longitudinally, thereby positively precluding the presence of longitudinal lost motion within the container.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is r 1. Means for packagi g candy canes including a container-for receiving a pair of canes arranged in nested relation with the top of'one adjacent the bottom oftheother, and means for insertion between a pair of said nested canes for exerting constant pressure to separate them. 7

2. Means for packaging candy canes including a container for-receiving a pair'of canes arranged in nested relation with the top of one adjacent the bottom of the other, and resilient means for insertion between a pair of-said nested canes for exerting a constant pressure to separate them, the-container being designed to hold said nested canes to- 'gether suificiently'to keep the resilient separating means under compressive strain.

3/111 combination with a container for re- .ceiving candy canesin nested relation with said nestedcanes for separating said canes within the container. 7

a. In combination with; a container for candy'canes arranged in nested relation with the tip of one adjacent the crock ofanother, a folded filler strip adapted to be inserted between said nested canes so as to -yieldingly bear against said canes to separate them. 5. Means for packaging candy canes including a oontain'e'rfor receiving iapair of candy canes arranged in nested relation with the tip of one adjacent the 'crookof the other,

and a cushion-like filler member adapted to be inserted around both ends and within the crooks of said nested canes, one width of the sumean S-shape for insertion between said nested canes. V y

7. In comblnatlon with a conta ner i01- container being substantially equal to the diameter of the candy cane stock, and the other width being such as to cause the container candy canes arranged innested relation with the tip of one adjacent the crook of'the other, resilient means for insertion between said nested canes toyieldingly bear against 1 said canes to separate'them, said resilient means being treated-with a waxy substance 4 to prevent the adhesion of the resilient means I I and said candy canes.

In witness whereof, scribed my name. V

BRASHER O. WESTERFIELD.

I have hereunto sub- 7 

